Joik
The joik and 'a form of singing traditional folk culture of the Saami. It is thought that one form of artistic expression, singing and more 'old Europe.
The joik and 'deeply imbued with religious and social meanings, as has become our most Western music can not' do. It has completely lost the power "healing" and shamanic. For this reason, it was hampered in every way by Christian missionaries, especially the Saami drums were destroyed for the most part, the few remaining ones are kept in museums around the world. It 'a form with a few sung lyrics, and can only sing' range from melodic shapes to mimic the songs of birds, each person has his own personal joik made at birth and as the Saami people in profound harmony with nature, the one with the capital N's far north, even every animal and every place have their own joik absolutely indistinguishable from that of a human being, reflecting the relationship of equality that these people have agreed with all that 'nature.
Another special feature of joik and 'which is virtually impossible to reproduce in the same way, the joiker according to your mood is reflected in the performance can' vary the time and the hues ', making it virtually impossible un'accompagnamento harmonious music in' Western sense, the same fate has the concept of linearity 'of the track, nn that exists, no beginning and no end, only a spiraling course with a strong power of trans and shamanic.
The modern generation Saami, also in the versions of jazz, rock, pop this wonderful form of singing, fail to reproduce the hypnotic and shamanic music. The most prominent representatives are currently the singer Mari Boine, saxophonist Jan Garbarek, whose sax and unmistakable voice now 'deeply tied to joik hand, a group totally unclassifiable as Transjoik, they do with the voice of what is really disturbing and mysterious , who manage to enter the listener deeply healing and recovering the saving power of song.
It 's just a little note on something that I am exploring and taking me to discover new areas of music and sound. If will be discussed again. '
On Air: Mari Boine - Gumpett Holvot (The Wolves Howl)
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Long live a new post!
Very interesting and impressive I would say: I recently watched a documentary on these traditions.
I love this exploration of the far north, this approach free from formality and structure ... not surprisingly comes from a close relationship with nature, that here we are a bit 'forgetting. Long live the spontaneity and song
Thanks so much for these little gems ... looks anxiously the next post
aL
Dear Alberto, I'm glad to read you around here to be honest I was undecided whether to continue to write, post and music through a phase of acute introversion
In recent months I have heard a lot of material from the far north and are deeply impressed on the intensity 'of this music. I'm writing something and 'already' in good going on for a few months, I will do 'fartela pleasure to read and have your own opinion.
You rather keep playing those beautiful things and share, your running Stella was really beautiful and original, without being ostentatious, and congratulations to the original sound.
See you soon
Fabio
The Saami .. .... how much "music" from those territories on the edge of silence ....
a Kiss, and countless thoughts Pat
Mari Boine .. I have a hard .. but I can not hear it often .. maybe it's "too mysterious" and dissonant with my daily life. Yet, as with other song I can eke out a bit of silence around the music to breathe, with her I just can not ..
my limits, of course ...
Best wishes